[Jewelry making - Article 00467] - Re: [Orchid] Comparing flex shafts

[marlin]

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    I am a tool junkie, I love tools - I have more drills than my wife
    has shoes. At my bench I have three flex-shaft motors hanging. two
    Chicago Electric (HF) and a Pfingst and a Foredom flex shaft under my
    bench. While I would not call the HF motors models of precision, they
    do the job for many things, and cost a little as $35 on sale. If you
    need high accuracy you need to replace the hand piece at a minimum,
    or if you can, buy a real tool like the Foredom. However, none of
    these flex shafts seem to get much use since I purchased a Foredom
    Micromotor. Richard Hart, a frequent contributor of this forum,
    suggested a micro motor, and I find it extremely useful. These tools
    have speed feedback where as you use more force, they apply more
    power to maintain the speed you choose with the foot control, even
    very slow speeds. 

Marlin in Denver, Looking forward to a GREAT Clasp conference - the 
speakers are excellent and the program looks superb!
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